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Math 2250 Extra Credit Problems
Chapter 2
August 2007
Due date: See the internet due date for 4.1, which is the due date for these problems. Records are locked on that date
and only corrected, never appended.
Submitted work. Please submit one stapled package per problem. Kindly label problems Extra Credit . Label
each problem with its corresponding problem number, e.g., Xc2.1-8 . You may attach this printed sheet to simplify
your work.
Problem XcL1.1. (maple lab 1)
Solve the following quadratic equations using maple, as in Example 1 of maple lab 1, then use maple to reconstruct the
quadratic equation from the roots. You may submit this problem only for score increases on maple lab 1.
(a) x2 + x + 1 = 0
(b) 8x2 + 2x + 15 = 0
(c) 5x2 − 250x + 3125
Problem XcL1.2. (maple lab 1)
Plot the following functions in maple. Print the plots in size 2 × 2 inches, approximately. You may submit this problem
only for score increases on maple lab 1.
(a) f (x) = x2 − 7x + 5 on −1 ≤ x ≤ 3
(b) f (x) = |x − 1| + |2x + 3| on −5 ≤ x ≤ −1
(c) f (x) = ex sinh(x − 1) + e−x sinh(2x − 3) on −2 ≤ x ≤ 1
(d) f (x) = ln | sin(2x) + cos(3x) + 3| on −2π ≤ x ≤ 3π
Problem Xc2.1-8. (Verhulst equation)
Solve x0 (t) = 4x(t)(7 − x(t)), x(0) = 11 by separation of variables and partial fractions. Sketch the solutions, including
equilibria. Check your answer from the textbook answer for 2.1-7.
Problem Xc2.1-16. (population dynamics)
Assume a population P (t) of alligators with P (0) = P0 satisfies the Verhulst equation P 0 = (aP − b)P with birth rate
aP02 = 11 and death rate bP0 = 12 [see 2.1-18 in the textbook]. Find the equilibrium solutions, sketch them and a
suitable sampling of other possible solutions. Determine the time t at which P (t) = M/10, where M = b/a is the
threshold population.
Problem Xc2.2-10. (Separation of variables, Verhulst DE)
Solve x0 (t) = x(t)(3 − x(t)) by separation of variables and partial fractions. Sketch the solutions, including equilibria.
Check your answer from the textbook answer for 2.2-4.
Problem Xc2.3-10. (Parachute)
Assume model (1) v 0 = −32 − 0.15v before the chute opens and model (2) v 0 = −32 − 1.5v after. Suppose the fall from
10000 feet uses (1) for 15 seconds. Find the trip time from 10000 feet to the ground (0 feet).
Problem Xc2.3-20. (Terminal speed)
Assume model v 0 = −32 + 0.075v 2 for a parachutist who pulls the ripcord at 10000 feet at speed 10 feet per second.
Find his terminal speed and the trip time to the ground from 10000 feet.
End of extra credit problems chapter 2.